Brazil vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity

Brazil
8.72 million t
in 2024
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
528,087 t
in 2024
Brazil rank
1st
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
2nd

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity over time

  • Brazil
  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 8.72 million t against 528,087 t in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a difference of 8.19 million t.

That makes Brazil's figure about 16.5 times Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 1st and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 199 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 112,755 t 22,845 t 89,910 t Brazil
1970s 649,732 t 68,458 t 581,274 t Brazil
1980s 1.10 million t 106,182 t 997,649 t Brazil
1990s 1.62 million t 190,941 t 1.43 million t Brazil
2000s 3.18 million t 353,071 t 2.83 million t Brazil
2010s 5.19 million t 709,442 t 4.48 million t Brazil
2020s 7.93 million t 733,474 t 7.20 million t Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, Brazil or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Brazil, at 8.72 million t against 528,087 t in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity between Brazil and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
8.19 million t, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
Brazil ranks 1st and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 13,805 data points, 1961–2024
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The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf